Dana Majhi said he had to carry his wife's body for miles after she died and the hospital in Odisha, India, said it could not provide transportation for her body. I pleaded with them, saying I am a poor person and cannot afford a vehicle to carry my wife’s body," Manjhi told Odisha TV, according to the Hindustan Times. An ambulance was eventually called to take them to their village, according to reports. However, a hospital official told the news station that medical personnel were unaware that Manjhi had taken his wife's body from the hospital and that they had not denied him transportation. https://twitter.com/PandaJay/status/769142813518770176[1/2] Despite much progress in Odisha's health sector, y'day news of a man carrying his wife's body for more than 10km was awful.

Source: Washington Post August 26, 2016 15:16 UTC